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Buildings, Carbon Removal, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
October 31, 2025
Op-ed

For Canada to be ‘climate competitive’ we need to stay the course on key industrial policies

Pembina Institute testimony to the House Environment and Sustainable Development Committee
Portrait of Janetta McKenzie
A farmhouse in a field in rural Alberta, with a cloudy sky
Electricity, Oil & Gas
October 30, 2025
Article

New landowner guides to energy development

Our new resources help Albertans navigate the benefits and risks of hosting energy projects – including oil and gas, and renewables – on their land
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Electricity
October 30, 2025
Publication

Guide to Renewable Energy and Battery Storage Projects

How Alberta landowners can reap the benefits of hosting clean energy
Portrait of Jason Wang
Electricity
October 30, 2025
Media Release

New guide offers tips to landowners considering clean energy projects

Guide shortens learning curve for landowners and communities wanting to host wind and solar projects
Portrait of Jason Wang
Electricity, Oil & Gas
October 23, 2025
Media Release

Alberta throne speech sets out economic vision fit for the past, not the future

Province out-of-step with necessary push towards building a resilient, prosperous, climate competitive economy
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Buildings, Electricity
October 20, 2025
Media Release

Pembina Institute welcomes Alberta's intention to advance demand-side management, electricity interties

Both measures will enable grid reliability and flexibility, lowering costs for utilities and customers
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
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Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities, Transportation
September 18, 2025
Publication

Green Budget Coalition 2025

Recommendations for Budget 2025 and Budget 2026
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Electricity, Oil & Gas
September 16, 2025
Media Release

Alberta’s move to undermine industrial carbon pricing challenges integrity of ‘grand bargain’

Province’s decision to weaken long-standing system means private investment less likely to be funnelled into decarbonization projects, including Pathways
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
A solar panel and a wind turbine in a field in southwestern Ontario
Electricity
September 11, 2025
Publication

Power Playbook

Our guides empowering Ontario's municipalities to seize the benefits of renewable energy development
Wind turbines in southwestern Ontario
Electricity
September 11, 2025
Article

Optimizing the municipal support process for Ontario's energy projects

Municipalities share potential improvements for Ontario’s future energy procurements
Carbon Removal, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities
September 8, 2025
Media Release

Dr. Tim Weis joins Pembina Institute to lead Industrial Decarbonization team

Weis led Pembina team that helped advance Alberta’s coal phase-out in mid-2010s
Electricity
August 27, 2025
Media Release

Alberta’s restructured energy market misses mark for modernizing the grid

Ratepayers will pay more under new rules that favour older, more expensive generation methods
Portrait of Jason Wang
Electricity
August 25, 2025
Media Release

Alberta's pursuit of reliable, affordable grid needs to include more than nuclear

Moving away from an over-reliance on gas makes sense, but the province should adopt a true all-of-the-above approach
Portrait of Jason Wang